"We've only got one more field session and that's Thursday and I'll know by the end of that how close I will be, but I'll wait until Friday to make that call."
Broncos coach Anthony Griffin confirmed Lockyer would not be allowed to fly because of the injury and would have to drive to the Sydney game.
Having been informed of the risks associated with playing, Lockyer said the final call on whether he takes to the field would be his.
The champion playmaker has been told it would take another direct hit to the affected area for him to suffer further complications, something he believes has a minimal chance of occurring given it has not happened before during his record-breaking 355-game career.
Lockyer said he would not play if he had to be hidden on the field, with his only consideration for protection being specially designed headgear.
"If I think I am going to be a burden I will not play," he said.
"[The surgeon] would normally say that with this operation you would have six weeks off, so the decision's going to come down to me.
"If there's any people out there who are critical about it all, they can direct it towards me, not towards anyone else, the club or the doctor."
"For me to reinjure it I have to get another direct blow to the same spot.
"If I play I take that chance that I won't get hit there again." AAP
